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The Sword of Doom

7.819662h 2mNRMovieDramaCrimeAction

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

DirectorKihachi Okamoto
WriterShinobu Hashimoto
ProducersSanezumi Fujimoto·Masayuki Satō

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Cast · Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Ryunosuke Tsukue
YKYūzō Kayama
Yūzō Kayama
Hyoma Utsuki
MAMichiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Ohama
YNYōko Naitō
Yōko Naitō
Omatsu
TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Toranosuke Shimada
TNTadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Isamu Kondo
KSKei Satō
Kei Satō
Kamo Serizawa
KNKō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
INIchirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakatani
Bunnojo Utsuki
KTKunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Senkichi
TSTakamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Ishinsai Nakamura
RKRyōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Dansho Tsukue

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